събота, 10 май 2014 г.

The Reveal - Happy in Sofia!

If you like, you can scroll down to the end of this post and play the "Happy: We are
from Sofia" video, based on Pharrell Williams's "Happy". 'Cause I am
from Sofia, Bulgaria, I am happy to have taken the 8th Annual Bead Soup Blog Party® challenge and made it to the reveal, today, May 10, 2014. I blogged about my partner Silvia Sernicola and the soups we exchanged here and here. I think I didn't mention in my previous posts that we were supposed to
take our
partner out of his comfort zone. It turned
out that both Silvia and I felt uncomfortable about the color blue.
Silvia is a designer & beadweaver but has tried her hand at
a number of other techniques.
I'd never beaded before. I hope to have challenged her a bit :). I felt
challenged (challenge = inspiration) and tried to make the best of it. Ta-dam!

1. Out of the Blue bracelet and earrings set / Комплект гривна и обици "Неочаквано синьо"

The bracelet was the first thing I made - it shows one of the beautiful beaded beads made by Silvia, some wired blue striped 10-mm agate beads, a Peruvian ceramic bird from TumiFairtradebeads (Etsy) and a ceramic donut from NoName (Sofia, Bulgaria), one lava bead, wire and leather. The wire was soft and these tips came very handy. I also made a pair of earrings with two wired agate beads and the other two mismatched (Like!) beads of Silvia's. "Out of the blue" - because I made it unexpectedly, one day I decided not to worry about having no inspiration at all and take a break, then suddenly went to my working table and started making the wired beads and that was it! And because I feel challenged by the color blue.

For this necklace, I only used the clasp from the bead soup, everything else came from my stash. I made three strands using TigerTail: (1) shades of yellow agate beads and carnelian chips with pewter rondelle spacers (2) watermelon quartz and red aventurine beads with pewter spacers and (3) seashell buttons with a beautiful cherry blossom print, linked with jump rings. Then I made some beaded links with the watermelon quartz beads and dispersed them among short lengths of chain to finish all three strands and attached them to the clasp. I made a pair of mismatched earrings with three buttons each, hanging from a burgundy red lampwork bead on one of them and a reddish agate bead. They could be worn with the ethnic necklace, too.

I couldn't come up with a name for this bracelet. I have to admit that I fell in love with ceramic beads quite recently and have absolutely no stash of the required materials and findings but I wanted to make something with the ceramic beads from Silvia. That's why I used just one of them and two acai beads in this design.Ми, не можах да й измисля име. Увлечението по керамичните мъниста ми е отскоро, та нямам кой-знае какви материали, а много исках да направя нещо с керамичните мъниста от Силвия. И т.к. не можах да измисля нищо по-така, скръндзаво използвах само едно от тях в тази гривна и две от палмовите мъниста.

Bravo, you met the challenge and delivered several exceptionally beautiful pieces. I think for your first attempt at creating a beadwork bezel around a cabochon, you did a marvelous job. I can't begin to count how many times I've had to take apart a beaded bezel - they are NOT easy to do.The last bracelet reminds me of Earth and Sky - especially with that focal bead, it looks like mountains against a blue sky. Personally I'd call that bracelet "Heaven and Earth". :)

I am so absolutely proud of you, you might say that bezel is not perfect, but it was your first time, you accepted the challenge and you nailed it! It is beautiful!The silver focal...oh my...so gorgeous...how you used beads, ropes, colors-my favorite colors...and interchangeable too! That is brilliant. The clasp is also perfect with that necklace - and I am in love with those tiny buttons!But for some reason the two bracelets are my favorites. I love how you played with colors and materials, love the knotted look. Brava!!!! I am so, so happy!!!

Thank you, Silvia! And you know what - the two bracelets are my favorites, too. They are the first of this kind for me and I am so hooked! There was nothing else I could do with this focal - and you know it, right ;)

you did awesome on all your projects, I am so not a beader so I am even impressed by your blue beaded bezel project!!! Mine would probably have looked even worse, hahahaaaaI ESPECIALLY like your sun kissed necklace though, most so with the cord, that is a really sweet piece and I would wear it in a blink!!!

I really enjoyed reading your blog describing your challenges while creating some lovely jewelry. I especially liked the first leather bracelet and pair of earring and how you incorporated your partner's beaded beads into your design. And how brave of you to have attempted to make a beaded bezel. It looks great in your design.

Rosantia kudos to you for stepping out of your comfort zone and working with blue and doing stitching. Kissed by the Sun is beautiful and it's great that it's interchangeable. That makes it wearable with more clothes. I like the two clasps idea.We won't laugh at you for your stitching, we were all beginners once too. It's a fine first stitched piece. I like the way you attached the buttons in your button earrings. Good job using your soup.

I found myself saying "ooh pretty, very pretty" a few times while looking at your jewelry. I especially like that first bracelet & the kissed by the sun necklace. I would be proud to wear either of them. Love that video too! I'm all for dancing, lip syncing and being goofy in public.

All of the pieces are lovely (I really like the way you made that necklace with interchangeable straps), but I'm particularly impressed with your first attempt at beadweaving. It may not be perfect, but you were so brave to take on a real challenge and run with it. Good job! I hope this has made you interested in trying more beadweaving!

Love the interchangeable cording. Very clever idea. Your bead work is beautiful. I still can't see the "mistakes" even after you pointed them out. Don't be so rough on yourself. You did a brilliant job.

Hahaha, Rosantia - what a great post :0)) Read every single line of your amusing blog post! You're a funny person! Great how you came out of your comfort zone. And even if not everything turns out perfectly for you - hej, that's why soup challenge is for! I like your both bracelets - with all the blues and browns and oranges in it. Totally charming!Greetings from Austria!

I hope you are no longer scared of the color blue, you did it well. Your story of the seed bead adventure was very funny, too. And you managed to make 2 necklaces and apair of earrings that weren't blue too.

I hope you are no longer scared of the color blue, you did it well. Your story of the seed bead adventure was very funny, too. And you managed to make 2 necklaces and apair of earrings that weren't blue too.

I love everything, especially the way you've tackled the blue colour, all the pieces with blue are my favourite. I'm in love with the Out of the Blue Bracelet - you've perfectly combined the different kind of beads and techniques. I admire your sincerity saying that the beadwoven pendant has holes in the back. I do some beadweaving myself but haven't tried making bezels, they're not easy at all.Thank you for visiting my blog and leaving a comment. I'm now following yours.Happy creations!Ana

Lovely work you did! The first set it's my favorite, along with the last bracelet (it made me think of a Sunset :P) !! It's very beautiful the way you made the necklace interchangeable, now you can wear it in so many ways, even with all 3 together! I think it looks good your pendant, I use quite often cheaper beads and with a few tries you can achieve beautiful things as well! i wish you patience and perseverance, you started quite good !!!!

First, I loved reading your post about how your pieces came together. The writing is fantastic! I loved the names of your pieces, and the interchangeable necklace is a fantastic idea. I am not a seed beader, but would love to learn to do what you so bravely did--set the focal in a frame of seed beads. I think it is a wonderful testament to you as a designer and to the Bead Soup philosophy. Great job!!

Thank you so much for visiting me. Wow what a stunning array of jewellery you have made from your soup, I love both the bracelets as I do like blue which I wear a lot, but I think for me the interchangeable necklace Kissed by the Sun is so inovative and unusual I love it!Jackie

You did a really nice job on your first try at beadweaving, the seed bead bezel looks very nice from the front. I very much like the ceramic bead bracelet and the necklace with interchangeable cords is genius!

All of your designs are beautiful, but I really love that last bracelet --I think probably because I love the earthiness of it. Also, the way you attached the buttons in the button-earrings makes for such a wonderful design! Thank you for visiting and commenting on my bead soup!

Wow! You made such beautiful pieces! Your out of the blue bracelet is gorgeous, I love how you mixed the wire and the leather in that one. I love the versatility of the kissed by the sun necklace, with the interchangeable pendant. I love the button earrings! ..and the necklace that they match. Your beadweaving looks great to me, I've never tried that either, hope that if/when I do it turns out as good as yours! Lovely last bracelet too!

I absolutely adore each of your pieces. Touched by the Sun and Out of the Blue are probably my favorites. Your work is gorgeous....this was my first time also and it really helped me to step out of my comfort zone also...See you next time.

Stunning creations!! I must say that I am particularly fond of your treatment of the blue agate beads in the first bracelet! Brilliant!!! You did a wonderful job with each piece and really showed off all of your wonderful beading skills!!

Нещо за мен / About me

My name is Rozantia. Welcome to my blog! I found my creative self late in life but not too late to thoroughly enjoy it. You can read all about it here. Don't be afraid to become a different person, be yourself.